So, it's not set in stone, but Vermont is moving toward single payer healthcare. Where I live, a really comprehensive health insurance can easily cost my family $1200 a month. All other expenses are well below the national average, however.
Considering groceries, utilities, real estate and property taxes are going to cost more, would it in any way be worth it to move to Vermont for the health care, especially if you have a pre-existing condition? Or would a high-deductible HSA plan in a cheap living area be wiser?
And on another note...
If this obamacare stuff goes into effect in 2014, people making incomes at 133% or under will qualify for medicaid. Assets aren't counted in determining eligibility. Hypothetically, if you've reached FI, but are living on interest income that is under the 133% poverty level threshold, would you take advantage of medicaid...or...would that just be evil considering you have voluntarily chosen that level of income?